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Northern Lights Tour

Located in the middle of the northern lights belt, Tromso can offer some of the highest levels of northern lights activity on earth. Perhaps Tromso is the world's best place for a Northern Lights Tour.

Join one of our Northern Lights Holidays this winter. It could become one of the greatest experiences in your life.

DESTINATION  Tromso county, Norway.

PRICE  $450 per person

WHEN  2th September until 31st March.

PICK-UP  Each evening at 6 PM outside your hotel.

DROP-OFF  Earliest at 12 AM. When we have a sighting we often stay out later, at no extra cost.

SIZE OF GROUP  Maximum 8 participants is recommended and normal, but not absolute. A small group allows more freedom in terms of chasing the northern lights.

INCLUDED

- Transportation each day in a comfortable car

- A meal each day

- All necessary equipment such as snowshoes, flashlight, water-filled bottle, woolen underwear, a warm, hat, warm shoes, warm stockings, and reindeer skin to lie on, if needed.

- A guide who will do anything necessary to find the northern lights.

EXCITING CHASE

A Northern Lights Holiday means an intense and exciting chase--to the coast or deep into the wild, perhaps even to the Finnish border. Each day on a Northern Lights Tour we contact meteorologists shortly before departure to get accurate information. In order to find out where we will have best chances to see the northern lights.

WE GUARANTEE A GREAT TRIP

The northern lights are unpredictable, but we guarantee that we will do everything to find it. Patience is a keyword on Northern Lights Tour.

ECO-TOURISM

We offer ecologically sustainable and responsible tours. Travelling in small groups is an essential part of the ecotourism concept, as small groups have lesser impact on nature and will not disturb the wildlife unnecessarily.

1.A small group is preferred for the following reasons EXCEPT that _______.

A. a small group is free to run after the northern lights

B. a small group has less effect on nature

C. a small group can save the travel cost

D. a small group will not disturb wildlife

2.The underlined word “it” refers to “_______”.

A. the northern light tour     B. patience

C. equipment                   D. the northern light

3.We can infer that_______.

A. if tourists stay out late, they have to pay more

B. every tourist group is not sure to see the northern lights

C. every tourist group get the money back if they don’t see the northern lights

D. the northern lights can be seen every day from 20th September to 31st March

4.The passage is most likely to be taken from a(n) _______.

A. advertisement   B. news report

C. science textbook  D. tourist brochure

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章是一则旅游方面的广告。文章主要介绍了“北极光之旅”的目的地、费用、时间、提供的服务和主要活动等信息。

1.细节理解题。根据“A small group allows more freedom in terms of chasing the northern lights.”可知A项正确；根据最后一句“as small groups have lesser impact on nature and will not disturb the wildlife unnecessarily”可知B、D正确，故选C。

2.猜测词义题。The northern lights are unpredictable, but we guarantee that we will do everything to find it.北极光具有不可预测性，但是我们保证会想尽一切办法来找到它。根据句意可知，it指代前面提到的北极光，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据“we often stay out later, at no extra cost”可排除A；根据倒数第二段“In order to find out where we will have best chances to see the northern lights.”和倒数第三段“The northern lights are unpredictable, but we guarantee that we will do everything to find it.”可知，无法提前预知北极光的位置，也就是说，游客有可能会看不到北极光，文章没有提到会退还费用，故选B。

4.文章出处题。根据“Join one of our Northern Lights Holidays this winter...DESTINATION Tromso county, Norway... PRICE $450 per person”可知，文中给出了旅游度假的目的地、费用等信息，说明是一则广告，故选A。

考点：广告类短文阅读